FIX: Error message when you review a SSRS 2008 R2 report that has a tablix data region if the region contains some chart, gauge, or map items

Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) fixes in one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security updates that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) update release.

Consider the following scenario:

• You create a report in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services (SSRS 2008 R2).
• The report has a tablix data region, and the region contains some chart, gauge, or map items.
• You deploy the report and try to review it.

In this scenario, you might receive the following error message:Note If you use ReportViewer controls to view the report, no error message or exception stack is logged in the SSRS 2008 R2 log file.

Cumulative update information

Cumulative update package 4 for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 4. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

To work around this issue, use a rectangle instead of a tablix data region.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.